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Hepatitis A outbreak activity in the United States: responding to a vaccine-preventable diseaseAllen S Craig
Tennessee Department of Health, Nashville, Tennessee 37247, USA
Am J Med Sci 334:180-3. 2007....- Outbreak of pertussis on a college campusAllen S Craig
Office of Workforce and Career Development, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Atlanta, GA, USA
Am J Med 120:364-8. 2007..Pertussis is increasing among adolescents and adults despite universal childhood vaccination. This investigation describes an outbreak of pertussis among undergraduate students and assesses the burden of cough illness on a college campus... 
Evaluation of universal antenatal screening for group B streptococcusMelissa K Van Dyke
Epidemic Intelligence Service Program, Office of Workforce and Career Development, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Atlanta, GA 30333, USA
N Engl J Med 360:2626-36. 2009..In 2002, national guidelines recommended universal late antenatal screening of pregnant women for colonization with group B streptococcus to identify candidates for intrapartum chemoprophylaxis...- Reduction in high rates of antibiotic-nonsusceptible invasive pneumococcal disease in tennessee after introduction of the pneumococcal conjugate vaccineThomas R Talbot
Department of Medicine, Vanderbilt University School of Medicine, Nashville, Tennessee, USA
Clin Infect Dis 39:641-8. 2004..One measure to combat IPD is vaccination with the recently introduced 7-valent pneumococcal conjugate vaccine (PCV)... - Increasing burden of invasive group B streptococcal disease in nonpregnant adults, 1990-2007Tami H Skoff
National Center for Immunization and Respiratory Diseases, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Atlanta, Georgia 30333, USA
Clin Infect Dis 49:85-92. 2009..We used population-based surveillance to examine trends in adult GBS disease during the period 1990-2007 and to describe the epidemiology of adult GBS disease to guide prevention efforts... - Epidemiology of invasive group B streptococcal disease in the United States, 1999-2005Christina R Phares
Epidemic Intelligence Service Program, Office of Workforce and Career Development, Division of Bacterial Diseases, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Atlanta, Georgia 30333, USA
JAMA 299:2056-65. 2008..Guidelines for prevention of perinatal disease through intrapartum chemoprophylaxis were revised in 2002. Candidate vaccines are under development... - Bacterial meningitis in the United States, 1998-2007Michael C Thigpen
Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Atlanta, USA
N Engl J Med 364:2016-25. 2011..More recent prevention measures such as the pneumococcal conjugate vaccine and universal screening of pregnant women for group B streptococcus (GBS) have further changed the epidemiology of bacterial meningitis... - Incidence of pneumococcal disease due to non-pneumococcal conjugate vaccine (PCV7) serotypes in the United States during the era of widespread PCV7 vaccination, 1998-2004Lauri A Hicks
Respiratory Diseases Branch, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Atlanta, GA 30333, USA
J Infect Dis 196:1346-54. 2007..The benefits may be offset by increases in disease due to serotypes not included in the vaccine (hereafter, "nonvaccine serotypes"). We evaluated the effect of PCV7 on incidence of disease due to nonvaccine serotypes... - Asthma as a risk factor for invasive pneumococcal diseaseThomas R Talbot
Department of Medicine, Vanderbilt University School of Medicine, Nashville, USA
N Engl J Med 352:2082-90. 2005..The risk of invasive pneumococcal disease among persons with asthma is unknown... - Invasive pneumococcal disease among infants before and after introduction of pneumococcal conjugate vaccineKatherine A Poehling
Department of Pediatrics, Vanderbilt University School of Medicine, Nashville, TN 37232 2504, USA
JAMA 295:1668-74. 2006..Streptococcus pneumoniae is a serious infection in young infants. A heptavalent pneumococcal conjugate vaccine (PCV7) was licensed in 2000 and recommended for all children aged 2 to 23 months... - Invasive methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus infections in the United StatesR Monina Klevens
Division of Healthcare Quality Promotion, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Atlanta, Georgia, USA
JAMA 298:1763-71. 2007..As the epidemiology of infections with methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA) changes, accurate information on the scope and magnitude of MRSA infections in the US population is needed... - Effect of introduction of the pneumococcal conjugate vaccine on drug-resistant Streptococcus pneumoniaeMoe H Kyaw
Respiratory Diseases Branch, Division of Bacterial and Mycotic Diseases, National Center for Infectious Diseases, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Atlanta, USA
N Engl J Med 354:1455-63. 2006..There was an increase in infections caused by serotypes not included in the vaccine... - Sustained reductions in invasive pneumococcal disease in the era of conjugate vaccineTamara Pilishvili
Division of Bacterial Diseases and Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Atlanta, Georgia, USA
J Infect Dis 201:32-41. 2010..Changes in invasive pneumococcal disease (IPD) incidence were evaluated after 7 years of 7-valent pneumococcal conjugate vaccine (PCV7) use in US children... - Beyond screening: identifying new barriers to early onset group B streptococcal disease preventionEsther Eisenberg
Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Vanderbilt University School of Medicine, Nashville, TN, USA
Pediatr Infect Dis J 24:520-4. 2005..An awareness of such problems may lead to supplemental measures to further reduce group B streptococcal disease... - Seasonality of invasive pneumococcal disease: temporal relation to documented influenza and respiratory syncytial viral circulationThomas R Talbot
Department of Medicine, Vanderbilt University School of Medicine, Nashville, Tennessee, USA
Am J Med 118:285-91. 2005..Using two prospective surveillance networks, the temporal relation between invasive pneumococcal disease and isolation of circulating winter viruses was explored... - Effectiveness of seven-valent pneumococcal conjugate vaccine against invasive pneumococcal disease: a matched case-control studyCynthia G Whitney
Division of Bacterial and Mycotic Diseases, National Center for Infectious Diseases, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Atlanta, GA, USA
Lancet 368:1495-502. 2006..Our aim was to assess the effectiveness of the vaccine against various pneumococcal serotypes, and to measure the effectiveness of the recommended dose schedule and of catch-up and incomplete schedules... - Elimination of racial differences in invasive pneumococcal disease in young children after introduction of the conjugate pneumococcal vaccineThomas R Talbot
Department of Medicine, Vanderbilt University School of Medicine, Nashville, TN, USA
Pediatr Infect Dis J 23:726-31. 2004..2% versus 47.6%). CONCLUSIONS: With conjugate pneumococcal vaccine introduction in Tennessee, racial differences in the incidence rates of IPD have largely been eliminated, particularly in young children... - Childhood immunization rates before and after the implementation of Medicaid managed careDavid L Kirschke
Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Epidemic Intelligence Service, Atlanta, GA, USA
Arch Pediatr Adolesc Med 158:230-5. 2004..To evaluate trends in childhood immunization coverage after implementation of Medicaid managed care in Tennessee (TennCare) in 1994... 
Invasive group A streptococcal infection in older adults in long-term care facilities and the community, United States, 1998-2003Michael C Thigpen
Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Atlanta, Georgia, USA
Emerg Infect Dis 13:1852-9. 2007..95%, p<0.01). In multivariate logistic regression modeling, LTCF residence remained an independent predictor of death. Additional prevention strategies against GAS infection in this high-risk population are urgently needed...- Response to emerging infection leading to outbreak of linezolid-resistant enterococciMarion A Kainer
Tennessee Department of Health, Communicable and Environmental Disease Services, Nashville, Tennessee 37243, USA
Emerg Infect Dis 13:1024-30. 2007..1 per day), and duration of preceding linezolid therapy (AOR 1.1 per day). Linezolid exposure and patient-to-patient transmission appear to be responsible for LRE infections, an important emeraina hospital problem... - Prenatal screening for infectious diseases and opportunities for preventionStephanie J Schrag
Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Atlanta, Georgia 30333, USA
Obstet Gynecol 102:753-60. 2003..To characterize adherence with recommendations for prenatal infectious disease screening and missed opportunities for prevention of congenital and perinatal infections... - Multistate surveillance for laboratory-confirmed, influenza-associated hospitalizations in children: 2003-2004Stephanie J Schrag
National Center for Infectious Diseases, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Atlanta, GA 30333, USA
Pediatr Infect Dis J 25:395-400. 2006..We describe laboratory-confirmed, influenza-associated hospitalizations in a population representing almost 6% of children in the United States... - Adults with invasive pneumococcal disease: missed opportunities for vaccinationMoe H Kyaw
Respiratory Diseases Branch, Division of Bacterial and Mycotic Diseases, National Center for Infectious Diseases, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Atlanta, Georgia 30333, USA
Am J Prev Med 31:286-92. 2006..Missed opportunities for vaccination were defined as one or more visits to a hospital, emergency room (ER), or main provider in the 2 years before infection among unvaccinated, adult IPD case-patients with a vaccine indication... - Prevention of early-onset group B streptococcal disease in infantsMarion Kainer
Tennessee Department of Health, Nashville, USA
Tenn Med 98:232-3. 2005 - Molecular epidemiology of foodborne hepatitis a outbreaks in the United States, 2003Joseph J Amon
Epidemic Intelligence Service, Epidemiology Program Office and Division of Viral Hepatitis, National Center for Infectious Diseases, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Atlanta, Georgia 30333, USA
J Infect Dis 192:1323-30. 2005..Incorporation of molecular epidemiologic methods into routine hepatitis A surveillance would improve the detection of hepatitis A outbreaks and increase our understanding of hepatitis A epidemiology in the United States... - Outbreak of aseptic meningitis associated with echovirus 13David L Kirschke
Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Nashville, TN, USA
Pediatr Infect Dis J 21:1034-8. 2002..In this outbreak echovirus 13 meningitis appeared to be clinically indistinguishable from aseptic meningitis caused by other enteroviruses... - Pseudomonas putida septicemia in a special care nursery due to contaminated flush solutions prepared in a hospital pharmacyJoseph F Perz
Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Office of Workforce and Career Development, Epidemic Intelligence Service, Atlanta, Georgia 30333, USA
J Clin Microbiol 43:5316-8. 2005..These findings highlight the need for compliance with current standards of aseptic technique and quality assurance during the preparation of compounded sterile products... - Mass distribution of free, intranasally administered influenza vaccine in a public school systemL Rand Carpenter
Epidemic Intelligence Service, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Atlanta, Georgia, USA
Pediatrics 120:e172-8. 2007..School-based influenza vaccination programs are a potentially important method of protecting the community against influenza. We evaluated the feasibility and success of a large, school-based influenza vaccination campaign... - Pseudomonas aeruginosa and Serratia marcescens contamination associated with a manufacturing defect in bronchoscopesDavid L Kirschke
Epidemic Intelligence Service, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Atlanta, USA
N Engl J Med 348:214-20. 2003..aeruginosa and S. marcescens and possible infection of patients at a community hospital as a result of the inadequate disinfection of bronchoscopes because of a manufacturing defect... - Case series: outbreak of conversion disorder among amish adolescent girlsJoslyn D Cassady
Epidemiology Program Office, Epidemic Intelligence Service, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Atlanta, GA, USA
J Am Acad Child Adolesc Psychiatry 44:291-7. 2005..CONCLUSIONS: Clinicians should be aware of the potential for outbreaks of psychogenic illness and work to address the challenges of developing effective intervention strategies, particularly in the cross-cultural context... - Seasonal influenza morbidity estimates obtained from telephone surveys, 2007Laurie Kamimoto
Influenza Division, National Center for Immunization and Respiratory Diseases, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Atlanta, GA 30333, USA
Am J Public Health 103:755-63. 2013..We assessed telephone surveys as a novel surveillance method, comparing data obtained by telephone with existing national influenza surveillance systems, and evaluated the utility of telephone surveys... - Performance of an algorithm for assessing smallpox risk among patients with rashes that may be confused with smallpoxSonja S Hutchins
National Immunization Program, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Atlanta, Georgia, USA
Clin Infect Dis 46:S195-203. 2008..Use of the algorithm did not result in misclassification of AGVPR as high risk for smallpox. The algorithm is a highly specific tool for clinical evaluation of suspected smallpox disease... - Changes in antibiotic prescribing for children after a community-wide campaignJoseph F Perz
Epidemic Intelligence Service, Epidemiology Program Office, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Atlanta, GA, USA
JAMA 287:3103-9. 2002..001]; among black children, 18% [P<.001]). CONCLUSIONS: A community-wide educational intervention reduced antibiotic prescription levels among children in Knox County... - Community-associated methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus and healthcare risk factorsR Monina Klevens
Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Atlanta, Georgia 30333, USA
Emerg Infect Dis 12:1991-3. 2006..Of patients with HRFs, 18%-28% had a "community-associated" strain, primarily USA300; of patients without HRFs, 26% had a "healthcare-associated" strain, typically USA100... - Prevention of hepatitis A with the hepatitis A vaccineAllen S Craig
Communicable and Environmental Disease Services Section, Tennessee Department of Health, Nashville, USA
N Engl J Med 350:476-81. 2004 - Neurologic complications including paralysis after a medication error involving implanted intrathecal cathetersTimothy F Jones
Tennessee Department of Health, Nashville, Tennessee 37247, USA
Am J Med 112:31-6. 2002..Medical errors in an outpatient pharmacy led to this outbreak... - A population-based comparison of strategies to prevent early-onset group B streptococcal disease in neonatesStephanie J Schrag
Respiratory Diseases Branch, MS C23, Division of Bacterial and Mycotic Disease, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Atlanta, GA 30333, USA
N Engl J Med 347:233-9. 2002.... - Determinants of influenza vaccination, 2003-2004: shortages, fallacies and disparitiesTimothy F Jones
Tennessee Department of Health, Vanderbilt University School of Medicine, Nashville 37247, USA
Clin Infect Dis 39:1824-8. 2004..Understanding the determinants of vaccine receipt is important for guiding immunization policies... - Hospital recruitment for the Smallpox Pre-Event Vaccination Program: experiences from Florida, Nebraska, New Jersey, and Tennessee, December 2002-June 2003Pamela Ching
Health Services Research and Evaluation Branch, Immunization Services Division, National Immunization Program, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Atlanta, GA 30333
Public Health Rep 119:552-6. 2004.... - Emergence of Streptococcus pneumoniae with very-high-level resistance to penicillinStephanie J Schrag
Division of Bacterial and Mycotic Diseases, National Center for Infectious Diseases, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Atlanta, Georgia 30333, USA
Antimicrob Agents Chemother 48:3016-23. 2004..The emergence, clonality, and association of very-high-level penicillin resistance with multiple drug resistance requires further monitoring and highlights the need for novel agents active against the pneumococcus... - Tennessee's appropriate antibiotic use campaignKatie N Garman
Tennessee Department of Health, Nashville, USA
Tenn Med 95:197-8. 2002 - Changes in Neisseria meningitidis disease epidemiology in the United States, 1998-2007: implications for prevention of meningococcal diseaseAmanda C Cohn
Meningitis and Vaccine Preventable Diseases Branch, National Center for Immunization and Respiratory Diseases, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Atlanta Georgia 30333, USA
Clin Infect Dis 50:184-91. 2010..This report describes the epidemiologic features of meningococcal disease in the United States from January 1998 through December 2007, before and during implementation of adolescent quadrivalent meningococcal conjugate vaccination... - Emergence of community-associated methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus at a Memphis, Tennessee Children's HospitalSteven C Buckingham
Department of Pediatrics, University of Tennessee Health Science Center, Memphis, TN, USA
Pediatr Infect Dis J 23:619-24. 2004..CONCLUSIONS: Community-associated MRSA has emerged as a potentially invasive pathogen among children in the greater Memphis area, and this phenomenon is not explained by spread of nosocomial strains into the community... - Multifaceted syndromic surveillance in a public health department using the early aberration reporting systemBrian M Lawson
Knox County Health Department, 140 Dameron Avenue, Knoxville, TN 37917, USA
J Public Health Manag Pract 11:274-81. 2005..Other health departments may find this information useful as a general model for implementing EARS-based syndromic surveillance systems in their own jurisdictions... - Emergency department evaluation of febrile children after the introduction of PrevnarJohn P Colmenares
Department of Emergency Medicine, US Naval Medical Center, Portsmouth, USA
Tenn Med 98:184-6. 2005..Because of the dramatic decrease in invasive pneumococcal disease since introduction of the vaccine, future surveys will be needed to determine if the evaluation of febrile children has changed since this survey was conducted... - Incidence of invasive pneumococcal disease among individuals with sickle cell disease before and after the introduction of the pneumococcal conjugate vaccineNatasha B Halasa
Department of Pediatrics, Vanderbilt University School of Medicine, USA
Clin Infect Dis 44:1428-33. 2007..We sought to determine the incidence of invasive pneumococcal disease (IPD) among individuals with sickle cell disease (SCD) before and after the introduction of the pneumococcal conjugate vaccine (PCV)... - Estimating influenza hospitalizations among childrenCarlos G Grijalva
Vanderbilt University School of Medicine; Nashville, Tennessee 37232-2637, USA
Emerg Infect Dis 12:103-9. 2006....